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Your mind will be opened to a world of infinite possibilities. You’ll study with professors who care about you and your success alongside classmates who motivate you to be your best. Master your skills to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems creatively. You’ll earn your degree and be prepared with the skills and knowledge to excel in your career and in your life. And that’s just the beginning. Lead a student club, or create one. Explore ideas in the classroom, over lunch, or late at night. The friendships you make here will last you a lifetime. Discover what drives you. Fuel your passion. Find your purpose. All at the University where you belong — by simply being you. GO YOU. GO VALPO.TRANSCRIPT
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GO VALPOVALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
Your mind will be opened to a world of infinite possibilities.
You’ll study with professors who care about you and your success alongside classmates who motivate you to be your best. Master your skills to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems creatively. You’ll earn your degree and be prepared with the skills and knowledge to excel in your career and in your life.
And that’s just the beginning.
Lead a student club, or create one. Explore ideas in the classroom, over lunch, or late at night. The friendships you make here will last you a lifetime. Discover what drives you. Fuel your passion. Find your purpose.
All at the University where you belong — by simply being you.
GO YOU. GO VALPO.
14:1STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO
21AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
0CLASSES TAUGHT BY TAs
WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS DISCOVERY
Valpo professors love to teach. They have an insatiable curiosity and an infectious passion for learning.
Your professors will know more than just your name — they’ll know your career goals and your dreams, and they’ll inspire you to achieve them.
Learn what it takes to be a leader from the former CEO of a global humanitarian organization. Create a new process to produce lightweight metals and revolutionize the automobile industry with an award-winning professor and researcher. Perform a dramatic reading of classic texts with a renowned Shakespearean scholar.
Here, you’ll study challenging topics, ask the difficult questions, and learn not just what but why and how. Valpo professors care about you and will encourage you to be your best while helping you make connections between lessons learned in the classroom and applications in your future career.
LEARN FROM THE BEST STEM* PROFESSORS
JEFF WILL 2014 American Society of Engineering Education National Outstanding Teaching Medal
LARA PUDWELL 2014 Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member
ROBERT PALUMBO 2013 Indiana Professor of the Year and 1980 Valpo engineering alum
SCOTT DUNCAN, SHAHIN NUDEHI, ROBERT PALUMBO $300,000 National Science Foundation grant recipients
* There’s a great need for leaders in these disciplines: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
NO. 2 Undergraduate Teaching
in the Midwest
ROIYear after year — for more than
20 years — more than 90 percent
of Valpo graduates are employed
or attend graduate school within
six months of graduation. And
nearly 90 percent are passionate
about their careers.
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
American Indian StudiesAmerican StudiesApplied StatisticsBusiness AdministrationCinema and Digital Media StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEthnic StudiesFundamentals of BusinessGender StudiesGerontologyHuman AgingHuman Behavior & SocietyPeace & Social Justice StudiesPhilanthropic Leadership & ServicePolitical CommunicationSchool CounselingSchool PsychologyUrban Studies
Youth, Family, & Education Ministry
70MAJORS
83MINORS
We know you might not have it all figured out right now. And that’s okay.
Your professors and academic advisor will guide you. You’ll have the freedom to explore a variety of classes, and if you change your mind along the way you can rest easy knowing Valpo offers more than 70 undergraduate degree programs and interdisciplinary options throughout our five undergraduate colleges.
You’ll take classes in the humanities, arts, sciences, and social sciences along with courses required by your major. And, you’ll have options. Add a humanitarian engineering minor and develop a background in politics, history, and cultural awareness as it relates to engineering. Maybe you want to open your own photo gallery. A minor in business administration will complement your photography concentration and prepare you with business fundamentals to succeed.
Each step of the way, your advisor will guide you as you discover how to turn your passion into a rewarding career.
START AT THE COREIf you’re like most Valpo students, you’ll take Core, a two-semester, interdisciplinary freshman course focused
on the human experience. In Core, students explore the most essential aspects of human existence including
origins, coming of age, citizenship, love, vocation, and loss. The class meets four hours each week, and the fifth
hour is for you to think outside the box and learn through film screenings, arts performances, and cultural
exchanges. You’ll also be able to choose from more than 35 lectures each year that have featured guest speakers
like Spike Lee, Tom Skilling, and the late Maya Angelou.
VALPO’S HONORS COLLEGE
Many colleges and universities offer an honors program for you to further develop your skills. At Valpo, we have an entire honors college with its own interdisciplinary faculty who will work closely with you and other academically talented students.
Examine the great works of history, literature, drama, philosophy, and religion. Our honors college, based on the Oxford and Cambridge model, is one of the first and finest in the country. It’s known throughout the world as Christ College — The Honors College, but around here, we just call it “CC.”
YOUR COHORTYour classmates are driven, hard working, and invested in their success and in the Valpo community, which you’ll call home. Expect success of yourself and others, and push yourself to raise the bar. At Valpo, everyone works toward the same goal: excellence. Here, it’s safe to try new things and to sometimes stumble, knowing your friends and advisors will be there to support and encourage you.
You’re looking for a college that’s the best fit. What you’ll find is that Valpo students not only fit, they belong.
Like the doors on every freshman floor, the campus is wide open. And, you’ll find the people to be open too.
Make yourself at home in one of eight residence halls, where you have people to help and support you and space to roam and explore. You have guaranteed campus housing for your first three years, and the people you meet in your freshman hall just might become friends for life.
Outside of class, your schedule will be filled with athletics and intramurals, arts and culture, sorority and fraternity life, and everything in between.
Be aCHAMPIONBe aCHAMPION
Put the books down and hit the gym. Cheer for your friends at a Division I athletic game. Join an intramural or club sport like Ultimate Frisbee, soccer, floor hockey, flag football, inner tube water polo, or cornhole (it’s a Midwest thing).
REC SPORTS
• 9 intramural sport leagues • 30 intramural sport
special events• 950 annual
intramural participants• 5 club sports, 120 annual club
sport participants
ATHLETICS
• 19 Division I athletic programs• 130 home events across sports
STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARS
• 119 on the Horizon League Spring 2015 Academic Honor Roll
• 41 on the 2014 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll
• 33 Academic All-League honorees• 132 earned Presidential Academic
Honors in 2014
• 4 teams received NCAA Public Recognition Award
• 4 Academic All-District honorees, including a First Team Academic All-American
Lend your VOICETour internationally with the University Chorale or Symphony. Take the stage and express your flair for the dramatic. You can explore your unique artistic vision or lead the ovation at more than 100 arts performances each year.
61% OF STUDENTS live in residence halls
DINING: 7 a.m. to midnight
(1 a.m. on Friday, Saturday)
It’s no coincidence the Harre Union sits at the center of campus. As the hub of student life, the Union houses the Campus Café (grab a Starbucks Coffee) and Founders Table, with its own executive chef. Student-led programming brings musicians, comedians, and magicians throughout the year, and the building is open for late-night study sessions, coffee runs, or even just time to hang out with friends.
1/3OF VALPO STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SORORITY AND FRATERNITY LIFE
There’s a strong sense of brotherhood and sisterhood at Valpo, and nearly one in three students is a member of a social sorority or fraternity. With our 14 national chapters, you’ll find opportunities to volunteer your time and grow as a leader while having fun and making friends.
FRATERNITIESLambda Chi AlphaPhi Delta ThetaPhi Kappa PsiPhi Mu Alpha SinfoniaPhi Sigma KappaSigma ChiSigma Phi EpsilonSigma Pi
SORORITIESChi OmegaGamma Phi BetaKappa DeltaKappa Kappa GammaPi Beta Phi Sigma Lambda Gamma
Valpo graduates are known throughout the world for being well rounded. That’s what employers want, and more importantly, that’s what the world needs.
WHERE DETERMINATION MEETS SUCCESS
Whichever major you choose, you’ll
be prepared to think critically and
communicate clearly. Valpo’s liberal
arts curriculum will challenge you to
broaden your understanding and tackle
problems with creative solutions.
Develop your skills for professional
success and a life of purpose.
Discover new ideas in a collaborative,
supportive environment. You will
be ready to lead in the classroom, in
your extracurriculars, and in your
internships.
Do more than read about concepts and
theory — test them.
90%+ GRADUATE PLACEMENT
22YEARS
Prepare for life after graduation and develop the confidence to know you will succeed. As early as your freshman year, your academic advisors and the Career Center will help you explore career paths. And as you grow, you’ll have access to resources on and off campus for internships and life after graduation (fellowships, career, graduate school, just to name a few).
Maybe you’ll do an internship with the Kansas City Chiefs or the United Nations. Or you’ll do an undergraduate research project and develop renewable energy sources for people in developing countries — all of which are being done by students here at Valpo.
75 NETWORKING EVENTS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND JOB FAIRS EACH YEAR
x4=ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE YOU GRADUATE
300
As a Valpo student, you’ll be connected instantly to our global network of nearly 60,000 alumni. The bond that unites students and alumni through shared experiences, strength and character, and a desire to lead and serve opens doors of opportunity for your first job or your fifth.
You’ll see light everywhere at Valpo. In fact, the University’s motto, “In Thy Light, We See Light,” appears on the Arts and Sciences Building in Latin surrounded by the word “light” in 43 languages.
As a Valpo student, you’ll be connected instantly to our global network of nearly 60,000 alumni. The bond that unites students and alumni through shared experiences, strength and character, and a desire to lead and serve opens doors of opportunity for your first job or your fifth.
“ Our professors and clinical instructors
are definitely top notch! They are
experts within their specialties, which
makes for quality education. Valpo gave
me all the tools I need to be successful
outside its walls.”
— BRYAN MANALO ’11 Staff Nurse, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoBryan has worked in the pediatric intensive care unit for three years and volunteers nationally and internationally to provide health care for underprivileged children.
“Valpo prepared me very well for my
career, specifically by providing many
hands-on laboratory and research
opportunities and a well-rounded liberal
arts background, in addition to the
expected solid technical base.”
— TIM ENGLERT ’12
Design Engineer, Caterpillar Inc.Tim helps design cooling systems as part of an advanced engineering team that analyzes the feasibility of new cooling-related technologies.
“I believe the Valparaiso University
meteorology department is the
best in the nation for undergraduate
students, and the education and
experiences I had during my time as
a student will stay with me throughout
the rest of my career.”
— IAN LEE ’12
Meteorologist, U.S. National Weather ServiceIan issues forecasts and warnings to protect lives and property while also conducting research and participating in outreach activities to better inform the public about various aspects of weather.
“Valpo helped shape me into
the nurse I am today by teaching
me to provide quality patient
care, interact with patients, and
use critical thinking in the care
I provide.”
— ERIN OWEN ’13
Pediatric Medical-Surgical Nurse, Mayo Clinic Health SystemErin works with children of all ages and strives to improve their quality of life.
“I learned everything I needed from my
theatre professor. Because of her, I was
able to get an internship that led to
my current career.”
— ELIJAH BORMANN ’13Stitcher, Chicago Shakespeare TheatreElijah helps construct and alter a variety of costumes.
“Throughout my time at Valpo, I had the
opportunity to demonstrate leadership
and teamwork skills. Valpo was the right
choice for me — I was able to pursue
my passion, participate in a sorority, and
develop lasting relationships with friends
and professors.”
— CHRISTINA SIEVERT ‘14Presales Associate, SAPChristina currently attends SAP’s training academy with select associates from around the world. Her work will focus on transforming the way top companies run their businesses.
WHERE PASSION
MEETS PURPOSEMEETS PURPOSEMEETS PURPOSE
People with common interests find each other here. At Valpo, you’ll have the opportunities of a large university, and you’ll be able to lead, serve, and impact life on campus and in the community.
You’ll discover what you’re most passionate about and how the world calls you to a life of purpose. We even have an Institute for Leadership and Service dedicated to help you discover just what your purpose is.
At Valpo, you’ll learn not only how to make a living but
how to make a life.
Go ahead and ask questions, we’re used to it. Valpo is a Lutheran university, following in the tradition of 16th century German friar Martin Luther, who asked very difficult questions and sparked a reformation.
What does this mean? You have the freedom to search for truth, develop critical reasoning, deepen your faith, and discover your purpose among people of many backgrounds and beliefs.
In fact, the idea of your life’s calling — or your vocation — is a Lutheran understanding. You’ll be encouraged to discover how your deepest passions and abilities will serve the genuine needs of the world.
At Valpo, you’ll learn not only how to make a living but
how to make a life.
You’ll become a leader through life-changing service experiences that help people and communities while deepening your own understanding of the world and yourself. Valpo students dedicate more than 220,000 hours to community outreach and service learning each year in their local communities, across the country, and around the world.
Students on the Social Action Leadership Team (SALT) raised nearly $38,000 through the 2015 World Relief Campaign. which helped provide orthopedic care to children with limb disabilities in developing countries.
No. 1Among master’s institutions in the
country by Washington Monthly for contribution to public good.
Leading through
SERVICE
There’s something special about Valpo.
It’s the people.
To lead and serve in the world you first need to understand it.You can break bread in Jerusalem, share the stage in London, or build irrigation canals in Tanzania. Become a global citizen by exploring other cultures, examining their history, and learning from the people face to face.
ON CAMPUSCulturally themed housing with German & French Houses and cultural immersion programs
Confucius Institute enhances understanding of Chinese language and culture
More than 40 cultural events each year including film screenings, dinners, and festivals
LANGUAGES TAUGHTChineseFrenchGermanHebrewJapaneseLatinSpanish
• Valpo Study Abroad founded in 1968
• Each year, approximately 250-300 students study abroad in semester, summer, or spring break programs
• 35% of students study abroad before graduation
• More than 25 semester and yearlong Study Abroad programs throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa
• Four Valpo Study Centers (England, Germany, China, Costa Rica)
• Four International Engineering Programs (Germany, France, Spain, China)
• Engineers Without Borders participates in annual service trips in places like Tanzania and Nicaragua
• Students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions travel to India, Thailand, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua for community service and undergraduate research
AROUND THE WORLD
WHERE INQUIRY MEETS UNDERSTANDING
Valpo students in every college pursue knowledge through undergraduate research. You’ll learn valuable skills and develop insights to take into the world. Dive into the unknown to uncover new possibilities. From studying the architecture of running shoes* to creating a sensor that detects carbon monoxide in living cells,* you’ll prepare to solve the world’s big problems.
In 2013, Valpo students and professors secured a $2.3 million grant to fund solar energy research and discover new ways to produce lightweight metals. The James S. Markiewicz Solar Energy Research Facility is one of five solar furnaces in the U.S. and the only one at an undergraduate institution.
* Currently being researched by Valpo students
LAKE SHORE
Choose your destination any day of the
week. With 15 miles of shoreline just 20
minutes away and the third largest city
in the country an hour from campus, your
social calendar will always be filled. And
if driving isn’t an option, you can take the
South Shore Line right to Chicago’s
Millennium Park.
LAKE SHOREDRIVE
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Established in 1859
VALPO at a GLANCE52% female 48% male
26% Lutheran25% Catholic34% other Christian faiths15% other
14:1 student-to-faculty ratio21 average class size
3,183 undergraduate students1,361 graduate and law students29% multicultural and international students
26 departmental Honor Societies7 national Honor Societies1 international Honor Society
Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center — LEED Platinum certified
Doppler Radar — provides hands-on experience for meteorology majors
Doctorate of Nursing Practice — first in Indiana
350+ –acre campus11 worship services each week
Brauer Museum of Art — home to nationally recognized collection of 19th–, 20th–, and 21st– century American art
32,000 approximate population of Valparaiso, Indiana13 –minute walk from campus to downtown Valpo30+ restaurants, cafés, and ice cream shops15 miles to Indiana Dunes1 hour to Lake Shore Drive
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ACADEMIC PROFILE
Average GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .71
Average SAT (2400 scale) . . . . . . . . . 1655
Average ACT Composite . . . . . . . . . . . 26
411 ARTS & SCIENCES
106 BUSINESS
110 ENGINEERING
101 NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
93 CHRIST COLLEGE — THE HONORS COLLEGE
72% WHITE28% MULTICULTURAL
51% FEMALE49% MALE
22% LUTHERAN21% CATHOLIC29% OTHER CHRISTIAN FAITHS28% OTHER
FRESHMAN CLASS
PROFILE
FRESHMAN CLASS
PROFILE
AREAS OFSTUDY
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCESTHE ARTSArt Art History Ceramics Digital Media Drawing Graphic Design Painting PhotographyMusic Church Music Music Education Music Industry Performance/Musical ArtsTheatre Acting Minor Musical Theatre Minor Theatre Design Minor Theatre Production Minor
HUMANITIESEnglish Creative Writing Professional Writing TESOL MinorForeign Languages Chinese Minor Classics French German Hebrew Minor Japanese Minor SpanishHistory
International Studies Chinese & Japanese Studies Global Service International Economic & Cultural Affairs Latin American & Latino StudiesPhilosophyTheologyTheology & Ministry
NATURAL SCIENCESAstronomyBiologyChemistry
BiochemistryComputer ScienceEnvironmental ScienceGeography
American Indian Studies MinorGeology
MathematicsMeteorologyPhysicsPsychology
PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDIESActuarial ScienceCommunication
Communication Law ConcentrationDigital Media Journalism ConcentrationPublic Relations Concentration
EducationElementary EducationSecondary EducationSpecial Education
KinesiologyExercise SciencePhysical EducationPhysical Education Teacher EducationSports Management
Pre-LawPre-MedPre-SeminarySocial Work
SOCIAL SCIENCESCriminologyEconomics
Economics & Computer Analysis
Political ScienceInternational Relations
Sociology
COLLEGE OF BUSINESSAccounting Business Analytics Entrepreneurship MinorFinanceInternational Business International Business and Global Studies MinorManagementMarketing GRADUATE Global MBA / 4+1 MBA
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGBiomedial Engineering Minor Civil EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringHumanitarian Engineering MinorMechanical Engineering
COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH PROFESSIONSHealth Care LeadershipHealth ScienceNursingPhysician Assistant Studies —
5-year B.S./M.S.Public Health / 4+1 MPHAccelerated BSN Completion
Program for R.N. StudentsAccelerated BSN Degree Option
CHRIST COLLEGE — THE HONORS COLLEGEChrist College Associate Christ College ScholarComplementary Major in HumanitiesHumanities Minor
130+ clubs and organizations*You’ll find everything from academics, cultural, and student government to campus media, service, and faith at Valpo.
If we don’t have the club you’re looking for, you can start your own. Who knows? It may be the next big thing on campus.
African Student AssociationAmerican Meteorological SocietyAmerican Red Cross ClubAsian American AssociationBACCHUS/GAMMABlack Student OrganizationCollege Mentors for KidsCriminology ClubEarthtonesEngineers Without BordersFellowship of Christian AthletesGreek IntervarsityHonor CouncilIntervaristy Christian FellowshipKarate ClubLatinos In Valparaiso for Excellence (LIVE)
Model UN ClubMuslim Students AssociationPublic Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)Social Action Leadership Team (SALT)Society of Women Engineers (SWE)Student SenateThe Beacon – YearbookThe Lighter – Student Literary MagazineThe Torch – Student NewspaperValparaiso Amateur Radio ClubValparaiso International Student AssociationValparaiso University BallroomVUTV – Student Radio StationWVUR – Student TV Station
* Partial Listing
#oneValpo#oneValpo#oneValpo MEN’S DIVISION I TEAMSBaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfSoccerSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & Field
WOMEN’S DIVISION I TEAMSBasketballBowlingCross CountryGolfSoccerSoftballSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyball
INTRAMURALS AND CLUB SPORTSBowling Dodgeball Flag Football Floor HockeyInner Tube Water PoloMiniature GolfSand VolleyballSoccerSlow-Pitch SoftballSwimmingTennisUltimate FrisbeeVolleyball
SPIRIT TEAMSCheerleadingCrusaderettes
“ OUR CHALLENGE HAS BEEN HURLED.”
90%+ GRADUATE PLACEMENT
22YEARS
3,183UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS
1,361GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
NO. 1 Best Value in the Midwest
NO. 5 in the Midwest
NO. 2 Undergraduate Teaching
in the Midwest
NO. 1 Among Master’s Institutions for Contribution to
Public Good
TOP 50 College in the Midwest
93%
Employed or in Graduate SchoolWITHIN 6 MONTHS
NO. 1 Best Christian College
NO. 2 University in the Midwest
At Valpo, an outstanding education is within reach. We know when you choose a college or university you’re investing in your future, and Valpo is more than worth it.
We believe any student who has the ability and desire to succeed at Valpo should be able to do so, which is why our undergraduate students receive significant financial assistance, totaling more than $90 million annually.
COST OF ATTENDANCE 2014-2015
Tuition and fees: . . . . . . $36,160
On-campus room/meals: $10,520
Total direct charges: . . . $46,680
Academic scholarships awarded upon admission range from $10,000 to $20,500. (Subject to change)
Higher academic scholarships up to full tuition are awarded to many top students.
Many departments offer scholarships, including music, engineering, foreign languages, sciences, art, and theatre.
Several Lutheran-related awards are offered for pre-seminary students and others.
Net Price Calculator is available at valpo.edu/financialaid.
File the FAFSA, preferably by March 1 of your senior year in high school. Valpo’s federal school code is 001842.
94% of undergraduate students receive an average of $30,000 from all sources
The best way to know if Valpo is the right place for you is to visit. Explore our 350-acre campus. Meet a professor in your chosen field. Cheer on Valpo at a game or check out an arts performance. Walk through a residence hall. Grab lunch at the Union.
It’s all here waiting for you. And your first visit to campus is your first step toward unleashing your full potential.
Schedule your visit online atvalpo.edu/visit or call 1.888.GO VALPO Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The best way to know if Valpo is the right place for you is to visit. Explore our 350-acre campus. Meet a professor in your chosen field. Cheer on Valpo at a game or check out an arts performance. Walk through a residence hall. Grab lunch at the Union.
It’s all here waiting for you. And your first visit to campus is your first step toward unleashing your full potential.
GO YOU.GO VALPO.GO YOU.GO VALPO.GO YOU.GO VALPO.
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Valparaiso University provides equality of opportunity to its applicants for admission, enrolled students, graduates, and employees. The University does not discriminate with respect to hiring, continuation of employment, promotion and tenure, other employment practices, applications for admission, or career services and placement on the basis of race, color, gender, age, disability, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, or (as qualified herein) religion. An institution committed to its Lutheran tradition, the University reserves its right to promote the teaching of the church and to exercise preferences in admissions and employment-related practices in favor of Lutherans.
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